‘Gen Z Revolution’ in Leh: Were unemployment, broken state promises behind Ladakh -rust?

Protest in the city of Ladakh became violent.

What caused the protest of Gen-Z in Leh that became violent, killed four people and injured dozens? The Ministry of the Interior (MHA) blamed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has denied all allegations and has blamed the outburst of violence for the failure of the BJP to comply with his promise. Wangchuk, who led the hunger strike that demanded the state for the Ladakh trade union, condemned the violence.

Sonam Wangchuk calls the Gen Z Revolution

Immediately after the violence broke out, he stopped the hunger strike and insisted on being calm and shun violence. However, he called the protest “organic” and “spontaneous”. He claimed that it was an “eruption of the young generation that brought them to the street.” He said, “This was a gene revolution.” The climate expert said in an interview with a television channel that the violence in Ladakh was fed by the ‘U-turns’ of the BJP about promises that the party had made in 2020, as well as years of unemployment among local youth.

He said: “For the past five years we have retained the extreme peace and always peaceful approaches after the path of Mahatma Gandhi … But today something totally unexpected, out of nowhere, very organic, when the youth came out and went on a disaster.”

Unemployment behind Leh -Protest?

Sonam Wangchuk was rejected the claim that the political party (read congress) was behind the protest and said: “On the one hand, they have been unemployed in the last five years, there have been almost no jobs, especially at the higher levels, and democracy is limited. Their demands are undemized.” Rejecting the claim that the protest was fed by the congress, he said: “I know the congress, they are not so competent that a leader of them can call 5,000 people. That would be too much honor of their influence.”

BJP leader Amit Malviya on social media platform X shared BJP leader photos and videos of the violence in Leh and linked the congress.

Anarchist Sonam Wangchuk first raised mobs on September 10, and with the help of the congress he set fire to LEH on September 24. His actions were anything but peaceful. What he preaches on national TV and what he practices, his poles apart. pic.twitter.com/ojuyzqzbdi

– Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 25, 2025

The government blames Sonam Wangchuk

However, the government of the Union has blamed the violence of the violence. The accused climate activist for “misleading people by provocative mention of protest in the Arab Spring style and references to Gen Z protests in Nepal”. In a statement problem on Wednesday, the MHA said: “On September 24, around 11.30 am, a crowd left in (Sonam Wangchuk’s) provocative speeches the location of the Hunger Strike and attacked a political party office, as well as the government office of the CEC (Chief Electoral Officer), Leh.”

It also said that the demonstrators set fire to these buildings, attacked the security personnel and set fire to the police vehicle. It also accused the crowd for attacking police personnel and added that more than 30 police officers or CRPF staff were injured. It said: “In self -defense, the police had to resort to shooting in which unfortunately some victims are reported.”

FAQs

V1: What did Sonam Wangchuk say about violence in Leh?

Ans: Sonam Wangchuk said in an interview with a television channel that the violence in Ladakh was fed by the ‘U-turns’ of the BJP about promises that the party had made in 2020, as well as years of unemployment among local youth.

V2: What did the Union government say about the Leh violence?

Ans: The government of the Union blamed Sonam Wangchuk for the Leh violence. It accused the climate activist of “misleading people by provocative mention of protests in the Arab Spring style and references to Gen Z protests in Nepal.”

Summary

The Ministry of the Interior (MHA) blamed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has denied all allegations and has blamed the outburst of violence for the failure of the BJP to comply with his promise. Wangchuk, who led the hunger strike that demanded the state for the Ladakh trade union, condemned the violence.